If I had been the attorneys for plaintiffs... I am not sure I would have entered any evidence into the record. Had there been no record the appellate court would have almost been required to support the hearing judge. Now... they can go off on their own - that is if georgia law allows for the appellate court to review evidence de novo. I think the plaintiffs attorneys may have blundered a bit and given Obama a chance... had there been no record... Obama would have most likely run out of time. below is one persons account of the hearing. http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/?p=4138 Given the testimony from todayâs court case in Georgia, Obama has a lot of explaining to do. His attorney, Jablonski, was a NO SHOW as of course, was Obama. The following is a nutshell account of the proceedings. Promptly at 9am EST, all attorneys involved in the Obama Georgia eligibility case were called to the Judgeâs chambers. This was indeed a very interesting beginning to this long awaited and important case. The case revolved around the Natural Born clause of the Constitution and whether or not Obama qualifies under it to serve. More to the point, if found ineligible, Obamaâs name would not appear on the 2012 ballot in Georgia. With the small courtroom crowded, several in attendance could be seen fanning themselves with pamphlets as they waited for the return of the attorneys and the appearance of the judge. Obama himself, who had been subpoenaed to appear, of course was nowhere near Georgia. Instead, Obama was on a campaign swing appearing in Las Vegas and in Colorado ignoring the court in Georgia. Over the last several weeks, Obamaâs attorney, Michael Jablonski, had attempted several tactics to keep this case from moving forward. He first tried to have it dismissed, then argued that it was irrelevant to Obama. After that, Jablonski argued that a state could not, under the law, determine who would or would not be on a ballot and later, that Obama was simply too busy with the duties of office to appear. After all these arguments were dispatched by the Georgia Court, Jablonski, in desperation, wrote to the Georgia Secretary of State attempting to place Obama above the law and declared that the case was not to he heard and neither he nor his client would participate. Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, fired back a letter hours later telling Jablonski he was free to abandon the case and not participate but that he would do so at his and his clients peril. Game on. 5 minutes. 10 minutes. 15 minutes with the attorneys in the judgeâs chambers. 20 minutes. It appears Jablonski is not in attendance as the attorneys return, all go to the plaintiff table 24 minutes after meeting in the judgeâs chambers. Has Obamaâs attorney made good on his stated threat not to participate? Is he directly ignoring the courtâs subpoena? Is he placing Obama above the law? It seems so. Were you or I subpoenaed to appear in court, would we or our attorney be allowed such action or, non action? Certainly not. Court is called to order. Obamaâs birth certificate is entered into evidence. Obamaâs fatherâs place of birth, Kenya East Africa is entered into evidence. Pages 214 and 215 from Obamaâs book, âDreams from My Fatherâ entered into evidence. Highlighted. This is where Obama indicates that, in 1966 or 1967 that his fatherâs history is mentioned. It states that his fatherâs passport had been revoked and he was unable to leave Kenya. Immigration Services documents entered into evidence regarding Obama Sr. June 27th, 1962, is the date on those documents. Obamaâs fatherâs status shown as a non citizen of the United States. Documents were gotten through the Freedom of Information Act. Testimony regarding the definition of Natural Born Citizen is given citing Minor vs Happersett opinion from a Supreme Court written opinion from 1875. The attorney points out the difference between âcitizenâ and âNatural Born Citizenâ using charts and copies of the Minor vs Happersett opinion. It is also pointed out that the 14th Amendment does not alter the definition or supersede the meaning of Natural Born. It is pointed out that lower court rulings do not conflict with the Supreme Court opinion nor do they over rule the Supreme Court Minor vs Happersett opinion. The point is, to be a natural born citizen, one must have 2 parents who, at the time of the birth in question, be citizens of the United States. As Obamaâs father was not a citizen, the argument is that Obama, constitutionally, is ineligible to serve as President. Judge notes that as Obama nor his attorney is present, action will be taken accordingly. Carl Swinson takes the stand. Testimony is presented that the SOS has agreed to hear this case, laws applicable, and that the DNC of Georgia will be on the ballot and the challenge to it by Swinson. 2nd witness, a Mr. Powell, takes the stand and presents testimony regarding documents of challenge to Obamaâs appearance on the Georgia ballot and his candidacy. Court records of Obamaâs mother and father entered into evidence. Official certificate of nomination of Obama entered into evidence. RNC certificate of nomination entered into evidence. DNC language does NOT include language stating Obama is Qualified while the RNC document DOES. This shows a direct difference trying to establish that the DNC MAY possibly have known that Obama was not qualified. Jablonski letter to Kemp yesterday entered into evidence showing their desire that these proceedings not take place and that they would not participate. Dreams From My Father entered. Mr. Allen from Tuscon AZ sworn in. Disc received from Immigration and Naturalization Service entered into evidence. This disc contains information regarding the status of Obamaâs father received through the Freedom of Information Act. This information states clearly that Obamaâs father was NEVER a U.S. Citizen. At this point, the judge takes a recess. The judge returns. ... out of space click link above for more
bullshit... if anything he is at best only on the democratic primary ballot and that is subject to change.
No at best,He is in fact on the democratic primary ballot,the winner of that race (Obama is uncontested)gos on the general election ballot to face the Republican nominee
Wow. Continue reading the information of the court preceeding at the link and it lists all the incriminating evidence that was entered and the testimony of experts. The final statement by the author sums it up: "Obama is in it deep and the DNC has someâ¦a LOTâ¦of explaining to do unless they start looking for a new candidate for 2012." http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/?p=4138
Wow? LOL . During closing arguments, as Taitz began referring to documents that were not in evidence, Malihi pointedly asked, âCounsel, are you testifying?â Taitz abruptly halted her arguments, took the witness stand and began testifying. Malihi soon cut her off. Marietta lawyer Melvin Goldstein, who has practiced extensively before the court, called Malihi a âvery fair and very reasonableâ judge. âBut this issue has been adjudicated and then dismissed so many times, I canât imagine his decision would be contrary to decisions in the other cases.â ajc.com
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Its and embarrassment for anyone who does not believe in the rule of law or due process. What has Georgia done exactly. They asked a candidate to submit proof, he is eligible to be on the ballot. How embarassing. You loons should be embarrassed. Apparently the Democratic party materials sent to the state election board do not even say Obama is eligible to be on the ballot.